Mandy Wheadon, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Provo, Ut And Seattle, Wa, Us

I lead global manager training and development at Qualtrics, where my focus is on unleashing the potential of people leaders and equipping them with the skills they need to create engaged, high-performing teams. In this role, I:*Oversee continuous growth, development & leadership capability at scale by driving ahigh-performance culture through enablement, coaching, feedback, and assessment toaccelerate business outcomes and unlock the full potential of our diverse, global workforce*Identify and implement learning solutions & programming that enable the company to scale leadership capability-building across a quickly growing 6,000-person organization *Design a suite of leadership development programs and implement in-person & digital learninginitiatives focused on skill development for new managers & leadership bench*Codify the Qualtrics leadership standard into a full leadership lifecycle curriculum

Provo, Ut And Seattle, Wa, Us

I led talent development strategy & initiatives for global teams to accelerate skill acquisition, productivity, and business outcomes. In this role, I:*Created effective training programs and launched an early talent development program (Qualtrics University) to enhance our internal talent pool and accelerate employee performance enablement, professional skill growth, and career development for ~1,200 employees across offices worldwide*Redesigned a training program experiencing a significant decline in performance, satisfaction, andengagement of new hires, which then drove program feedback from “frustrating, disjointed, and inadequate” to “phenomenal program – the best training I have ever received” and rapidly propelled engagement scores up by 11%*Managed the onboarding of hundreds of new hires and pivoted the entire training program to a fully remote format in all 3 regions within 48 hours of a Covid-related work from home mandate - while simultaneously improving onboarding satisfaction scores for remote trainees by 3.6%*Actively partnered with all employee resource groups to lead strategic diversity and inclusion initiatives in the US, EMEA, and APJ and drive the awareness and actions needed to improve equity and belonging at Qualtrics

West Lafayette, In, Us

•Collaborated with team members to re-design and refine the academic component of the university’s multidisciplinary undergraduate internship program•Discovered best practices for developing relevant and transferable professional skills•Identified existing resources and gaps in vital career-skill development prior to graduation for students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and •Created and delivered course content intentionally designed to enhance professional readiness and employability in students of all majors preparing to work with employers in a variety of fields*Collaborated on a funded project with Purdue Digital Education to transform course into an online class

West Lafayette, In, Us

•Conducted funded research examining transferable skills training for graduate students to make PhD programs more relevant for contemporary economic and workforce trends•Created and oversaw interdisciplinary research projects that combine theories and findings from the fields of Technology, Communication, Psychology, Women’s Studies, and Entrepreneurship Education to investigate on-going barriers to entrepreneurial identity construction and career intent for females•Synthesized and communicated existing literature and original research findings to interdisciplinary audiences

•Coordinated and led assessment and evaluation for a large, multi-site professional training program (the Midwest node of the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program) managing multiple projects while tracking progress across dynamic goals and outcomes.•Designed and implemented mixed-method research and analysis tools, including focus groups, surveys, contextual studies, and interviews to investigate impact of current training initiatives.•Analyzed data to identify organizational gaps, strengths, opportunities, and obstacles to change.•Adapted training materials, coaching strategies, and assessment tools in response to outcomes, obstacles, and feedback.•Generated reports and present data-driven recommendations of change strategies to a diverse range of cross-sector stakeholders.

Before entering academia, I was an entrepreneur and started two small businesses. As the head of Britespot Design, I provided graphic design services that included marketing and promotional materials for local businesses, custom event invitations, and artistic prints. I also leveraged my accreditation with the National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM) as a Certified Personal Trainer to start Catalyst Fitness, where I provided both local and online fitness and nutrition consultations to clients across the country.

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• Created an environment where positive reinforcement was used to promote behavior change, mitigate the impact of behavior disorders, and teach social skills.• Designed a youth day treatment program for at-risk adolescents involved in the state's foster care program.• Organized meetings of client mental health teams to assess progress and create treatment plans.• Co-facilitated group therapy sessions, organized treatment activities, and taught skills lessons.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Technology Leadership & Innovation | Focus In Entrepreneurship, Communication, & Gender/Sexuality

B.S., Psychology